Conditional Sentences لو Flashcards
Which tense does the conditional clause verb take?
Perfect
When do you use لو?
When the condition has not or cannot be realised
“Were, had been, would have done, could have done”
What tense does the conditional clause verb express
Present or perfect - you must derive from context
How do you render an unreal conditional nominal?
لو أنّ
Which particle do you use to introduce the result clause?
لِ
How do you negate the conditional clause?
لو لم
When negating, which negative particle is used in the result clause?
ما / لم
When using ما it is introduced by ل
= لِما
How do you negate without a verb?
لو لا اسم
If it had not been for..
و لَوْ / حتى و لَوْ / و إِنْ
Even though, even if, although
Acts as a conjunction
و لَوْ
Mid sentence
Not even a single..
Emphasises negative statement
لن اطلب منه و لو كتاباً واحداً